Martha Tillinghast

Female 1699 - 1776  (76 years)


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  • Name Martha Tillinghast 
    Born 20 Dec 1699  Providence, Providence Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died 29 Apr 1776  North Providence, Providence Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried North Burial Ground, Providence, RI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I26793  Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Father Philip Tillinghast,   b. 15 Aug 1669, Providence, Providence Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Mar 1731/32, Providence, Providence Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Martha Holmes,   b. 1675,   d. 10 Mar 1728/29, Providence, Providence Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years) 
    Married 30 May 1692  [2
    Family ID F00940  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 William Potter,   b. Abt 1699,   d. 15 Nov 1729, Providence, Providence Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 30 years) 
    Married 19 Feb 1720/21  Providence, Providence Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Almy Potter,   b. 17 Apr 1721, Providence, Providence Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Ruth Potter,   b. 24 Nov 1722, Providence, Providence Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. William Potter,   b. 24 Sep 1724, Providence, Providence Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Martha Potter,   b. 27 Feb 1726/27, Providence, Providence Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Sarah Potter,   b. 15 Apr 1729, Providence, Providence Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F10016  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 John Power,   b. 7 Apr 1702,   d. 18 Feb 1772  (Age 69 years) 
    Married Between 1732 and 1742 
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F10019  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Martha was one of 15 children born to her parents.

      Martha and her second husband were first cousins. They also had five children together.

  • Sources 
    1. [S013609] The Tillinghasts in America, The First Four Generations, Wayne G. Tillinghast, (Rhode Island Genealogical Society, 2006), 104.

    2. [S013609] The Tillinghasts in America, The First Four Generations, Wayne G. Tillinghast, (Rhode Island Genealogical Society, 2006), 21.

    3. [S012608] James N. Arnold's Vital Record of RI, Providence -- Marriages.